The "next x" is often different from x in some surprising way that shows you were taking too much for granted about what x was. Perhaps for this reason, it's not usually found by searching for the next x.
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This is totally true in fiction. You can’t become the next George R. R. Martin by cloning his style because the real GRRM is already a market incumbent. You need to look for the gaps in the tree canopy before putting down roots.
Or just put down roots wherever feels most natural to you, which is unlikely to coincide exactly with some existing tree.
